Shoe-shiner&#39;s clamp.



Patented Mar 10, 1914.

2 SHEETSSHEEII 1.

attorney P. L. CAMPBELL.

SHOE SHINER'S CLAMP.

APyLmATIoN FILED APR 18,1913.

' l/vi tmeooeo F. L. CAMPBELL.

SHOE SHINERS CLAMP.

' APPLICATION FILED APR.18.1913. 1,090,022. Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

2 SHEETS-3KEET 2.

FRANK LESTER CAMPBELL, 0F CHELAN, WASHINGTON.

SHOE-SHINERS CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 18. 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 761,995.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. CAnennLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chelan, in the county of Chelan and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Shiners Clamps. of which the following is-a specification.

Patrons of public shoe shining establishments frequently experience inconvenience and ditliculty in holding the foot in proper position during the shoe shining operation and as a result the foot is required to be frequently positioned upon the rest and often-times the shiner is required to use one hand to hold the foot in place while the other hand is occupied in the shining oraccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Re? erring to the drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is aside view of a foot rest provided with securing means for the shoe embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a section on the line cc-w of Fi 1. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the Tine y-y of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the clip,'which is pivotally connected with the foot rest and to which the clamp levers are pivotally connected.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the same reference characters.

The foot rest may be of any construction such as generally provided in public places for the accommodation and comfort of the front portion of the part :2 of the foot rest and in turn has operating levers l pivoted thereto, said operating levers being provided at their upper ends with jaws 5 and connected at their lower ends by means of a bow spring (5. The clip 3 is approximatel y of U form and has its side members or legs 7 extending along opposite sides of the foot rest, the lower portions of the legs? being inwardly deflected so as to touch opposite sides of the standard 1. A tongue 8 projects forwardly from the horizontal portion of the clip 3 and. is pivotally connected to a plate 9 which is secured to the front portion of the block 2. The pivot joint 10 between the parts 8 and 9 may he formed in any manner. Spaced cars 11 are provided at the lower ends of the legs or side members 7 of the clip and receive the operating levers 4t between them, said. ears and operating levers being transversely pierced to receive pivot pins 19. The jaws 5 are of a length and shape to firmly grip the part of the solo immediately in front of the heel of the shoe and opposite the hollow of the foot. The bow spring 6 is cxpansible and normally tends to force the lower ends of the levers -l outward, with the result that the jaws 5 are pressed inward and compelled to automatically grip the edge portions of the shoe sole when the foot is in position to have the shoe polished or dressed. A rod 1?- is supported in the lower portions of the operating levers l and acts in conjunction with a dog 1 1a hold the operating levers and clip in the required angular position with the sole of the shoe gripped between the jaws 5.

Upon moving the lower ends of the lovers 4 toward the standard 1 the clip 3 is caused to turn upon. the pivotal connection between the parts 8 and 9, thereby bodily carrying the jaws 5 upward. hen moving the lower ends of the lovers 4 away from the standard 1 the clip 3 swings upon the pivot fastening 10 in a manner to lower the jaws he levers t when ad usted are held in fixed relative position to the standard 1 by means of the dog lit and rod 13. thereby.

holding the jaws at the required position so as to engage or release the sole otithe' shoe. The rod 13 having the lovers 4 loosely connected therewith admits of such levers being operated to cause the jaws 5 either to grip or release the shoe.

The dog l-l has its .lower portion provided' in its length with a plurality of notches iii-forming teeth which are adapted to engage the rod 13 in an adjusted position. The dog '14 is pivotally connected at its in nor end to a plate 16 which is securedin any manner to a sideol the standard 1, tliepivotal connection being formed by means of a pin 17 or in any other convenient way. It is to be understood. that the lower 'ends of the levers 4; and the standard l have such relation as to enable a clearance being had for the free operation ofthe levers to' the proper working of the jaws 5. When the lower ends of the levers 4. are pressed inward the bow spring 6 is compressed and the jaws 5are 'separated'and when the levers l are released from all restraint the spring 6 tends to press theloweren ds of the levers 4 apart an the jaws 5 together, thereby causing sai jaws togrip the sole of the shoe-that may be placed between them. The jaws may be raised or. lowered by swinging the lower ends of 'theleversd toward or away from thestan'dard 1. It is to be understood that the 'heels of the shoes-vary in height, hence the soles occupygdifierent relative po-' siti ons when the foot 'is placed upon the block2 of the foot rest, hence the advantage and necessity for ad ustment to enable the the shoe in. position for polishing,- dressing, or other treatment: I U

From the foregoing" description, taken in connection. with the accompanying drawings; the advantages of the construction and oi? theniethod of operation will be readily'apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains; and. while I have described the principle of operation-of the invention, together with the device which I- now' consider to be the .best embodiment thereof, I- desire tohavye it understood that the device shown ismerely' illustrative, and

placed inposition upon the rest.

sired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described th e invention what'- is claimed as new is 1. In a shoe stand the combinationof a foot rest, operating levers having pivotal connection with the foot rest and provided with jaws to grip the sole of the shoe placed in position upon the foot rest, said jaws being bodily adjustable by a swinging movea foot rest, operating! levers having pivotal connection with the foot rest and providedwithv shoe gripping jaws which are adaptedlto b'e-adjusted-verti cally bodily by a swinging'n'iovement o-f'the levers toward oraway from the foot rest, and means for securing the levers 1n the re- 5 quired position: to hold the shoetgripping jaws at the required elevation.

I 3. In combination a foot rest, a clip fitted" to the foot-rest and'havin'g pivotal connection therewith, operating [levers plvotally connected to the clip and provided v1'th*shoe gripping jaws which are adapted to .be ad--' usted vertically bodily by a pivotal move ment of the clip, and means for securing the operating levers in the nequired position. jaws '5 to be'raised or lowered so that they may properly and se curely grip the sole of,

4. lncombination a footrest, a clip havclip embodying side members embracing opv posite sides of the foot rest, operating levers pivoted to the-side members of the clip and provided with shoe gripping jaws, and means for. securing the operatlng levers 1n. required position for grlpplng' the 7 shoe ,"my signaturein presence of two witnesses. I FRANK LESTER CAMPBELL. Witnesses: I a

' sn'riron R. ANKn,

l). R. WILLIS.

in testimony whereof I 'aflix 

